Help save Nicky’s Life - Support Her Cancer Treatment

Nicky (along with her beloved dog, Merlin) is the Founder and Ambassador of our not-for-profit, Dorset Dogs CIC, and Merlin’s Pet Food Banks.

In February 2025, after more than a year of pain and several misdiagnoses, Nicky was given the news: she has Stage 3 lung cancer. She is a non-smoker and her cancer is extremely rare — a form called NSCLC squamous with an EGFR exon 19 deletion mutation.

We are now urgently raising £80,000 to fund the private treatment Nicky desperately needs to survive. She wants to continue to serve our animals and humans in the community she created. The NHS does not currently fund the curative treatment needed and Nicky is running out of time.

PLEASE DONATE HERE

Follow Nicky for a journey to wellness @repawter_merlin


ACCESS WOOFIE WELLNESS

Nicky our Founder is battling a rare form of Cancer and wants to be able to support herself with donations to live well and survive.

She wants to help support you all, dogs and humans, as Ambassador for Woofie Wellness. Sharing information on how to prevent dis-ease and live well, even if you already have illness in your family, your dog-babe or you.

Nicky is a qualified Behaviourist, Dog Wellness Coach and Integrative Medicine advocate, working alongside vets and using science-backed wellness plans to help others. Her Cancer journey and long-term battle with chronic illness means she can help to short-cut you to a path of wellness.

We all want our dogs to live longer lives in health. The key is, we have to do this too! We are mirrors for each other. Dog and humans. Join this step-by-step journey to wellness for free or make a donation in the tiers to support Nicky’s battle to maintain a sense of wellness through disease.

CLICK to JOIN (FREE to join and also donation tiers to help Nicky give back to you and your dog, while supporting her wellness routine).

FUNDRAISING EVENTS


Your dogs’ support & wellness hub.

Welcome to Dorset Dogs CIC

“This dog community is how the world should be..... compassionate, supportive, generous and informative” Sarah McEnnerney-Stevens

Our goal is to raise awareness of just how extraordinary the relationship between humans and dogs can be and the life changing affects it can have to both sides. Dogs help us humans with our mental, emotional and physical health. Dogs’ don’t have a voice and we want to support their wellbeing within the community. Making Dorset as dog friendly as possible.

This is your ‘directory of dog’.

In 2023 we created 12 Pet Food Banks in 12 months - across Dorset to support this important connection between human and dog. We are a not-for-profit CIC, fundraising to help in the welfare of dogs.

You can help us to help dogs and pets in Dorset by becoming a member £2/month BECOME A MEMBER

And do join Dog Friendly Dorset supportive Facebook group who chooses us as their fundraiser.

PLEASE DONATE & SUPPORT OUR NOT-FOR-PROFIT and come along to play dates and walks organised by members of DFD. Once you donate you receive the link to join in.

Dorset Dogs CIC is incorporated as a social enterprise under registration number 13741228


Dorset Dogs CIC is in no way affiliated with the council steered Dorset Heaths Partnership and sub-division Dorset Dogs. Their email is a .gov. email address and they are involved with dog control.


SOBO DOG DISCO

Sunday 5th October 2025 10am-3pm SAVE THE DATE!

At Sobo Beach, Southbourne. Fundraising for Merlin’s Pet Food Banks. We are looking for a sponsor please email hello@dorsetdogs.com


DOG & PUPPY TRAINING & COURSES:

DORSET DOGS CIC PET FOOD BANK!

Access-to-all physical Pet Food Banks!

Helping to keep families together during this cost-of-living crisis. Because pets are family.


PETITIONS:

Members of the Dog Friendly Dorset Facebook group have set up petitions. One is to allow dogs on beaches earlier in September and there’s a Foxtails/Grass Seeds Log and a Fireworks petition. Dorset Dogs CIC is in no way affiliated with these petitions and simply direct you to the change.org links below.

THANK YOU TO THE LOCAL BUSINESSES WHO SUPPORT US:

DOG FRIENDLY BUSINESSES WOULD YOU LIKE TO WORK WITH US?

We have over 10,000 visitors to our website per month and would love to offer Dog Friendly Businesses in Dorset and Hampshire the opportunity to support our not-for-profit Pet Food Banks by subscribing to a banner ad on our DOG FRIENDLY DIRECTORY for over 28,800 members.

FIND OUR DOG FRIENDLY DIRECTORY HERE!


The power of kindness goes a long way especially when things are tough ❤️ We had our own act of kindness given to us today from a member of this group. One simple act that means so much and will always be remembered
— Claire Woodwardy

Play Dates & Dog Friendly places

Stress Free Dog Club, Education and Support

NEWS

Muffin is home. This is what our community on Facebook is all about x

Muffin

 

Support our Community Initiatives and explore Dorset and beyond…


Dorset Dogs CIC

LOVE DOGS. LOVE DORSET.

Keeping Dorset, Dog Friendly…

 

JOIN the FACEBOOK GROUP who supports us


I applaud you all for all you do for us dog parents. You have made my obsessive dog loving life so much better ❤️
— Lesley-Anne Matthews

Copyright Dorset Dogs CIC 2017-2022


The bond with a dog is as lasting as the ties of this Earth can ever be
— ― Konrad Lorenz
 

Dorset Dogs CIC is incorporated as a social enterprise under registration number 13741228.

All content on this website is Copyright 2017-2024 Dog Friendly Dorset and Dorset Dogs CIC


“Have lived in quite a few towns but this has to be the best dog group I’ve seen. Thank you to all who spend time and share your knowledge to make this such a great group x” Pauline Batten


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